Desensitising a horse to gunfire

Warwick shows you how he would go about getting a horse used to Gun shots. Warwick has hundreds of full length training videos filmed with REAL horses, REAL people, REAL problems in REAL time. www.warwickschiller.com
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[@ssearcy722]

Thanks for never disabling comments despite the rude people. The questions and your answers are valuable to people looking to learn. 😊

[@Greenfarmer25]

Yep and I love your comment it was the 1st one that came up.😇

[@suemcfarlane4199]

He prickedhis ears more but never moved his feet what a good little horse

[@dottielinville8095]

I would recommend ear plugs for Bundy and yourself. I compete in mounted shooting. Also the black powder has more smoke than a live shell. Horses need desensitising to the smoke too. Have fun! :)

[@WarwickSchiller]

Thanks

[@ColonelKlink100]

Very good explanation. I don't know if it's possible, but looked like Bundy figured out the four whip cracks then one gunshot pattern by the third time through.

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[@SAGHAJAR]

Thanks for demonstrating this I was always wondering myself how horses get used to or react to shooting noise.

[@thestarspark2288]

Wow that was super interesting. I wonder if the police use a similar method when desensitising their horses to gunfire.

[@tineyBettytx]

I boarded at a barn where we had mounted police, and they did use a whip to simulate gunfire almost every time they worked their horses and it was LOUD. It doesn't sound impressive in the video, but it's very loud in person. A lot of horses would freak out (obviously they didn't do this when non-police horses were in the arena) but the police horses would always just be relaxing with a leg cocked. Of course these horses weren't in training anymore. Most mounted police units have their own individual preference for breed of horse and training method, but I think using the whip to start is very common.

[@StuckInNy]

Wonderful video! Your son did an excellent job! I watch your videos all the time. I think this is the first time I've ever commented. I've learned so much watching. Many Thanks for what you do!

[@Ananda0321]

This video was so helpful. Thanks!

[@presofcamelot]

Ive noticed this in Rdr2, when you first get a horse it gets spooked by gunfire. But after a while ya horse isnt even phased unless its actually shot.

[@xse1995]

Very good video with great information thank you

[@alphabloodhawk]

Very informative. Thank you

[@codyrooker9526]

That’s crazy love the info man

[@trevenhatahlie8759]

awesome video..

[@txlongarm]

Good stuff. Thanks.

[@anthonysqually7933]

Thank you

[@Fendo5k]

amazing!

[@miked2329]

That's what I like to see... an Australian with a gun!!! Welcome to Merica!!!!

[@INeverMetAGunIDidntLike]

You can tell the kid is itching to pull the trigger.

[@MrBignick88]

that is easy go visit a farm they usually have a .22 for rabbits and foxes and a .303 bolt action for deer, wild pigs and putting down injured livestock the gun laws aren't as restrictive as the NRA says it is

[@starvingmosquito8851]

I have a law midterm tomorrow, how come I just watched a video about horses and guns? I haven't seen either of them at least for a very long time

[@randallahey1958]

How did that midterm end up going?

[@starvingmosquito8851]

@@randallahey1958 I have taken so many of them I don't remember which one it was

[@tom6580]

This is amazing I'm just getting into ww2 reenacting and I am doing a cav impression, but the problem is I have no idea how to make a whip sound like that lol. Is there anything I can do to substitute for the sound of a whip? I do have some not so hot blanks and I have red tip blanks that sounds like a live round would that work?

[@lindaliestman4397]

Yup! That’s pretty cool!

[@bigcountry4900]

I didn't realize you guys could have a 357 pistol? That's good to know. Beautiful horse!

[@jackvoodoo2900]

Glocks revolver rifles shotguns repeaters carbines AR-15's-we can have any gun we want you just have to jump though legal hoops

[@vera1753]

Hi warwick.. I love your video's and methodes and hope to join a clinic of you in the future, but for now: I have a horse, thats afraid of only a few things... But the worst, Cows She wont come close to one and tries to run away, when i am on a trailride i'm not Always in the position to get her to work away from the cows and rest near them, because i am on a road... I'm at the point i wanna work on this problem, because now i have done a lot of groundwork and trust under saddle. Do you have a clue how i can help my horse not to react so fermly on the cows? Thanks

[@aydeningram4351]

jump on facebook and post your question on there - There's a wealth of knowledge among the group!

[@jerrym1690]

this is so smart

[@joao2837]

the coolest video of youtube

[@AnYaDang]

Your horse needs some hearing protection if it hurt your ears.

[@derricksanchez4755]

Where the link

[@lillyr9289]

does anyone know why my mare pigroots every time we go into a canter?

[@aydeningram4351]

post the question in Warwick's Facebook group - There's a few different possibilities.

[@sonseere10]

Mr. Schiller: Where can I get a quality whip like the one you are using in this video? I want to use it as a desensitizing tool. Thanks.

[@WarwickSchiller]

That one was made by Mick's Whips from Darwin

[@sonseere10]

Thanks. I will check him out. But I suspect I would be paying through the nose to have one shipped to the western USA. I will look into the costs. Looks like a nice one.

[@sbdreamin]

try the australian stock saddle company in malibu.. i'm pretty sure they have whips online

[@wallabam]

wow its exactly how I thought it would be before I looked it up

[@polarjet1833]

This is a serious question, would you recommend doing this to get a horse ready for gun fire in a reenactment?

[@tracyjohnson5023]

Yes, but then you have to go to shooting without the whip heads up. Make sure to train with black powder as it has LOTS more smoke. There's lots of smoke and bangs at re-enactments as you probably know. I'd get my horse comfortable and listening to you in groups too

[@nojudgment395]

He recognized the pattern n thought it might not be scary since he could track it

[@Horsingabout]

Love the horse

[@shdba]

Can gun fire damage horses hearing? I mean they perceive it even louder dont they?

[@cheesecakeisgross4645]

they wear earplugs too

[@platanoman75]

who ever that girl was that asked those question was probably referring to her horse in red dead redemption

[@lazaromendoza6795]

The whip is louder than the gun

[@zmeya]

lol, you wouldn't say that if you've heard them both without hearing protection, lol

[@MasterOfWarLordOfPeace]

Yer hors wuz def by the thurd time ye shot the gun!!

[@USMC_BABE38]

How old is this horse

[@WarwickSchiller]

I think Bundy was 4 when I made this video

[@USMC_BABE38]

WarwickSchiller beautiful horse

[@USMC_BABE38]

@@WarwickSchiller beautiful

[@AtomicEy]

Calm horse is a good horse

[@samfisher9079]

In here cuz john wick

[@deputy8234]

I mean a deaf horse could work too

[@kaidenhang908]

Yea but then it wouldn't hear your commands

[@deputy8234]

@@kaidenhang908 you don't yell at it to run you slap the reigns

[@erinlempkowski7969]

My horse runs around like a maniac if we target shoot or do fireworks on our property. He actually broke out on the fourth of July. I wouldn't even want to be holding him on a lead when gun goes off (he'd probably try to pull back and run away). I'm not sure where to start with him. He's definitely not just going to get used to it as his reactions seem to be getting worse. He's good with a whip but I'm not sure what the next step should be. Let's say I have my husband fire a round 150 feet away. He would flip out. Then what? It's not like desensitizing him to a tarp where I can give him relief by taking it away or giving him a break because the gunshot is already over. I thought about having my husband shoot right before I give him grain so he associates gunshot with food but I am not sure how far I can take that idea.

[@WarwickSchiller]

So he is perfect with a loudly cracking whip ?

[@erinlempkowski7969]

My whip isn't very loud, but if I go and start cracking it by him he will sometimes act nervous and then settle down to perfect pretty quickly, or else he'll be perfect right away depending on his mood. He is one of those Arabs where things take a very long time to really stick in his brain, but he tries hard to please. I think I might need a louder whip to work on this.

[@WarwickSchiller]

When you say "he will sometimes act nervous" with the whip, that tells me he is not perfect with that, so of course gunfire would bother him.

[@nessacupcakechick]

If you haven't already, I would highly recommend checking out Warwick's videos on his website to help you give your horse a really solid foundation with the basics: Sensitizing, desensitizing, etc. It has helped me and my horses out a ton!

[@brocolee8373]

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